Fluorescein angiography in diabetic children. A follow-up.

The present study is a fluorescein angiographic follow-up of 60 diabetic children (aged 12 -- 16 years). At the follow-up, with two-thirds of the children in pubescence, fluorescein angiography revealed diabetic retinopathy in 10 (17%) of the children. The results indicate puberty as a probable determining factor influencing the onset of the diabetic retinopathy.